Kansas newly tops the list of states most likely to switch party control between now and next November, according to the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza. That’s because neither Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson nor his handpicked successor as lieutenant governor, Troy Findley, plans to run for governor in 2010, and Republican Sen. Sam Brownback wants the job, as does Republican Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh. Cillizza wrote: “To say Parkinson is handing this seat to Brownback would be an understatement.” Other states where the governor’s job soon could change party hands: Rhode Island, Nevada, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Tennessee, Florida, California, Michigan and Virginia.
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Is the Kansas Governor’s office a commodity to be traded by “insiders” and only rubber-stamped by Kansas voters? Acting Governor Parkinson, who most Kansans have never heard of, and his co-conspirator outgoing Senator Brownback better think again.
JWink
Posted June 8, 2009 at 6:21 am | Permalink
Is the Kansas Governor’s office a commodity to be traded by “insiders” and only rubber-stamped by Kansas voters?
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Well, duh, yes
Parkinson is a damned con anyway.
We need a conservative back in the Governor’s office, so we can get our finances back in order. Go Brownback, 2010.
Regular
Posted June 8, 2009 at 8:24 am | Permalink
We need a conservative back in the Governor’s office, so we can get our finances back in order. Go Brownback, 2010.
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We’ll get a conservative. the question is, how conservative.
“so we can get our finances back in order”
With conservatives in control, that’ll happen about the same time as pigs fly.
Which kind of Conservative is Brownback? The Washington big government Conservative or the small government prudent spending Republican? Will he be like Phil Kline a Social Conservative that disgraced the office for his own personal and political goals and damn the state and its people?
We need only look at what he’s done as a U. S. Senator to know Brownback has a personal social agenda and that’s what he intends to bring to Kansas. How can any of us forget his snowflake babies speeech? Phillllll Kline was a terrible embarrassment and totally useless; Brownback would be worse! His other goal would be executive experience for another run for president.
He needs to find a nice church pulpit, that’s where his talents belong.
Snowflake babies?
Must be horrible to set one’s agenda around such a narrow agenda.
set one’s life….
(coffee, coffee…
I still think Thornburgh has an excellent chance in the Repubic Party primary.
Wonder what Sam (the Sham) would do then?
Has anyone ever met Ron Thornburgh currently Kansas Secretary of State? Republican, I believe.
I haven’t … and don’t know if he is regarded as conservative or liberal.
Remember, for better or worse, Bill Graves moved to the Governor’s office from the Secretary of State office. Handy, because those offices are just across the hall under the beautifully and expensively reconstructed Kansas capitol dome.
I, for one, would like to find out who Ron Thornburgh is, what he thinks … unless its a carefully guarded secret. Thornburgh might be the best option for Kansas Governor in 2010.
Lindainks55: Good to see you back on WE Blog. Hope you continue to add your comments.
That’s funny, the libs loved the personal social agenda of Kathleen Sebelius that she brought to Kansas.
For starters, “RFL” –
But if you think it was “the libs” who elected Kathleen Sebelius to state-wide office four times, you’re delusional.
Sounds like Ks. has a bad case of parkinson disease, and the prognosis doesn’t look good!
“Phantom” posted –
“Sounds like Ks. has a bad case of parkinson disease, and the prognosis doesn’t look good!”
See, I wish you hadn’t said that.
Parkinson’s Disease is serious stuff, made worse by Bush/Browback’s policies restricting stem cell research.
But I’m afraid I may not have the restraint to keep from snarking stuff like, “Your logic is shakey,” “Phantom.” Or, “Katharine Hepburn called. She wants her tic back.”
Y’know. Tasteless stuff that’s just enrage the CONs in this forum.
Who am I to want to put more arrows in their quiver?
(Damn!)
“Parkinson’s Disease is serious stuff, made worse by Bush/Browback’s policies restricting stem cell research”
Yeah, it’s real serious stuff. So why add a lie to it? BUsh’s federally funded stem cell research to the exiting 24 lines of stem cells did nothing to make Parkinson’s worse.
You liked Klein you’ll love Brownback.
According to Chris Kobach Mr Thornburg is an incompetant boob who despite being overwhelmly reelected doesn’t know what he is doing
According to Chris Kobach…
…Which is exactly the reason why the thought of making the state’s third highest office a peace offering to the cuckoo bananas wing of the Republic party absolutely INFURIATES me. I bankrupted myself in 1990 for this???
However, if the Democrats get the candidate they want, a Kobach win in the primary guarantees it will finally be our turn… after 62 years.